English
Lerwick
Lerwick comes from Norn Larvik, and goes back to Old Norse Leirvík.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Leirvík
- NornmodernLarvik
- EnglishtodayLerwick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Leirvík
- NornmodernLarvik
- EnglishtodayLerwick
Every English word from Old Norse Leirvík
Today it means
name A town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Leirvík / Lerwick